Route 139 Commemorative Running Day

Sunday 30th March 2008

Two Timebus Open Platform Routemasters, with bus conductors, will run a special service over route 139 between Trafalgar Square and West Hampstead on this date. RM 29 was the very last route 139 Routemaster: ten years ago, on 27th March 1998, after which one person operated vehicles took over. The other bus running, RML 2310, also used to work on route 139 right from its inception until March 1998.

Route 139 began in March 1992, replacing the northerly section of the route 159, and was operated by London Northern Routemasters between Trafalgar Square, West Hampstead and some services continued on to Golders Green. These were based at Chalk Farm garage, although when that closed in July 1993, the allocation moved to Holloway. Under the privatisation of London Transport, operation of the route passed to MTL London in October 1994.

A decade ago, RM 29 was running with a worn out AEC engine and tatty original interior (as seen on the last day photo, above, by A. Cornish), but since then the bus has been totally modernized and improved.

Timetable: West Hampstead - Baker Street - Trafalgar Square

Connections to the daily Routemaster heritage routes 9 and 15 can be made at Trafalgar Square, from where the London Transport Museum is also a short walk.

Fleet number

'2310

'29

'2310

'29

'2310

'29

'2310

'29

West Hampstead West End Green

1030

1107

1202

1252

1352

1439

1539

1627

Abbey Road Belsize Road

1036

1115

1210

1300

1400

1447

1547

1635

Baker Street Station

1045

1124

1219

1309

1409

1456

1556

1644

Portman Square

1050

1129

1224

1314

1414

1501

1601

1649

Oxford Circus Stop OE

1056

1135

1233

1323

1423

1510

1610

1658

Piccadilly Circus

1101

1140

1240

1330

1430

1517

1617

1705

Trafalgar Square

1108

1147

1247

1337

1437

1524

1624

1712

Fleet number

'2310

'29

'2310

'29

'2310

'29

'2310

'29

Trafalgar Sq. Cockspur St. Stop T

1124

1206

1306

1353

1453

1541

1641

1731

Piccadilly Circus

1129

1213

1313

1400

1500

1548

1648

1738

Oxford Circus Stop OR

1134

1220

1320

1407

1507

1555

1655

1745

Portman Square

1140

1227

1327

1414

1514

1602

1702

1752

Gloucester Place, Dorset Square

1144

1232

1332

1419

1519

1607

1707

1757

Abbey road Belsize Road

1153

1241

1341

1428

1528

1616

1716

1806

West Hampstead West End Green

1200

1250

1350

1437

1537

1625

1725

1815

Don't forget: British Summer Time begins on this date.

Terms and Conditions

These services are provided free of charge by Timebus with PSV licensed and insured vehicles, however, they are not part of the London Buses network.

Passenger admission cannot be guaranteed. Services are subject to traffic conditions and vehicle availability.
Please be careful when boarding or alighting from these open platform buses.
Please do not eat, drink or smoke on board. Photographers, please do not cause delays!